LI CHAO B OUTPLAYS ELJANOV, SALEM WINS AGAINST RIAZANTSEV There is nothing worse then being out of form in a chess super tournament. After Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 7, Pavel Eljanov and Alexander…
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Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 6
GRISCHUK SURVIVES, NEPO WINS A BRILLIANCY, RAPPORT ALSO WINS Round six of the Sharjah Grand Prix 2017, played after a free day, still hasn’t changed the ongoing trend of a great number of quick draws. In the…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 5
ADAMS “HAMMERS” HAMMER, GRISCHUK AND JAKOVENKO ALSO WIN For the third time in the last couple of days, my favourite GM Michael Adams will be the star of the Sharjah Grand Prix round report. Because…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 4
MAMEDYAROV JOINS MVL ON TOP, LI CHAO BEATS THE OUT OF FORM “PROFESSOR” During the weekend I played for my chess club Polet Buševec in a local team event. Luckily I am fortunately enough to…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 3
QUICK DRAWS, MISSED CHANCES AND RAPPORT LOSING AGAIN If you ever wondered whether I try my luck in sports betting, this post might give you a concrete answer. Because during the round one report I predicted more…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 2
THREE DECISIVE GAMES AS MVL LEADS THE PACK AFTER ROUND TWO The second round of the Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 once again resulted with three decisive games out of nine. Some of the better matematicians will…
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 – Round 1
NEW CYCLE, NEW FORMAT, OLD IDOLS Today, the new edition of the Fide Grand Prix has started with the first of the four legs, taking place in Sharjah. The third largest city in the United…
London Chess Classic 2016 – Rounds 8 and 9
WESLEY SO’S DOUBLE WIN, CLAIMS GRAND CHESS TOUR AND LONDON CHESS CLASSIC Wesley So has really had a stellar year. After playing brilliantly in the Sinquefield Cup, he has claimed his 2nd Supertournament in the…
London Chess Classic 2016 – Round 7
CHAOS REIGNS IN THE NAJDORF ERA AS NAKAMURA BEATS MVL London Chess Classic 2016 – Round 7 has been the best round so far for a modest commentators for me. There are two specific reasons why…
London Chess Classic 2016 – Rounds 5 and 6
Wesley So leads the pack, Caruana on his heels with three rounds to go The 2016 Grand Chess Tour 2016 reaches its climax as there are 3 round remaining in the London Chess Classic 2016….
London Chess Classic 2016 – Rounds 3 and 4
WHILE EVERYBODY DRAWS, NAKA WINS IN ROUNDS 3 AND 4 It seems that players have slowed down a bit after a furious start to the tournament. Because in London Chess Classic – Round 3 and…
London Chess Classic 2016 – Round 2
WESLEY SO BREAKS 2800 WHILE ADAMS AND TOPALOV START WITH SHORT CASTLES London chess classic – Round 2 continued to treat the spectators with majority of the decisive games. And once again it was a THREEPEAT…